Addiction in America Addiction shatters lives. It also shatters our society, our economy, and our social infrastructure. Learn about the enormous cost of this public health crisis. View Resource

Risk Factors for Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction Prescription pain medications can be misused by anyone regardless of age, gender, race, or occupation. However, certain groups are more likely than others to misuse prescription pain medications or become addicted to opiates. Learn more about the risk [...]

Resources for Families Facing Addiction It may seem counter-intuitive or even selfish, but finding a way forward from the chaos and pain of addiction for your family starts with getting help for yourself—regardless of whether your loved one seeks treatment for substance abuse. You've already taken [...]

How to Host an Intervention It is extremely painful to stand by and watch someone's life be destroyed. Yet that's the position family members find themselves in when a loved one addicted to drugs or alcohol denies having a problem. Until that person admits the need [...]

Where and How to Dispose of Unused Medicines Is your medicine cabinet full of expired drugs or medications you no longer use? Your medicine is for you. What’s safe for you might be harmful for someone else. You can dispose of your expired, unwanted, or unused [...]

Online Drug and Alcohol Addiction Test Wondering if Your Alcohol or Drug Use Is Becoming a Problem? If you’re asking yourself this question, you probably already realize you could be headed for trouble. Still, it can be confusing to understand how serious your situation might be [...]

How to Find Opioid Treatment Programs Help is available to successfully overcome opioid addiction. Research shows that, for some people, the integration of both behavioral and pharmacologic (medical) types of treatment is the most effective approach for overcoming opioid addiction. Find resources available to assist you [...]

The Opioid Epidemic in Numbers Fact sheets and resources provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. View Resource

What Are Opioids? It’s more important than ever to understand how prescription painkillers, heroin and other opiate drugs work, why dependence on opioids can develop before you realize it, and which treatment approaches and rehab options are most effective. View Resource [...]

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Research has shown that most people need at least three months of treatment to significantly address, reduce, or stop their substance use, and best outcomes are associated with longer durations of engaged treatment. But long-term addiction treatment doesn't have to involve an [...]

The CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids The CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain is a set of recommendations, ensuring patients have access to safer, more effective chronic pain treatment while reducing the number of people who misuse, abuse, or overdose from opioids. View [...]

Addiction Stigma-Reducing Language You can reduce stigma, and help save lives, just by changing your language. View Resource